Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 296, Decatur, Adams County, 9 December 1907 — Page 3

CHRISTMAS U 'St is only fourteen shopping */ \ \ (^'VS awa y- Gift buying ; XJ t ’ me ’ s right here. Hundreds | j* i °i holiday shoppers are now! looking for the best things j’ f° r tbc ’ r friends. Are you . at a loss to Know what to 1 bl, y f b ’ s year? Let us help y° u se lect something useful. We will be glad to show you the newest things in footwear. You could not choose a more appropriate present for your friends. Tague Shoe Store

FORT WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RY.I In Effect February 1, 1987. Deeatur — North. Ft. Wayne—South I, 6:00 a. m. 7:30 a- m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 noon 1:30 p.m. 3-00 p. m- 4:30 p.m. S :00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. Toledo, St- Louis 4 Western RailroadWest. East. 1 — s:soam. | 0 — 4:98 a. m. 3 —10:32a m. | 2 — 18:28 p. m5 — 9:51 p. m. | 4 — 7:00 p. m. •28 —10:88a.m. j *22 — 1:15 p-m. • I.ooal freight. GET WEDDED TO THE MODEL WITHOUT A MATE W. H LINDSLEY Ed Vancll left today on his regular business trip. John Schug left this morning on his regular business trip. Fred Bell made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Fred Bell made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Harry Ehrman made a business trip to Fort Wayne last evening. A number of Decatur people witnessed the show at the Majestic last night. Israel Stoneburner went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day with friends. P. W. Smith, of Richmond, arrived in the city this morning to look after business affairs. S. L. Tyndall returned to Garrett this morning after enjoying a short visit in ’he city. A number of people from the south end of the county were business callers in our city today. Miss Cora Teeter, of Portland, arrived in the city this morning to make a visit with O. M. Robison and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bentz, of Fort W’ayne returned to their home this morning after visiting over Sunday ■with friends and relatives. Fred Reppert. the auctioneer, this morning received a handsome present from McNeil Brothers, of Bowen. Ilin the shape of a watch charm Ine charm was made from a to* from a famous Duroc boar. M- - S' pert sold some time ago for • ’>• Fred is proud of his present and pnw* the same highly. __

The Election IHT working on}. $ this V 1 f jj ne> W e’re waiting. Charlie Voglewede Sells The Shoes

WEATHER. Rain tonight turning to snow Tuesday; much colder winds, becoming high norhwest. Mrs. I. Peters is on the sick list suffering from a severe cold. Joe Berling went to Fort Wayne this morning to transact business. F. Bell went to Fort Wayne this morning to have his eyes tested. Henry Koeneman went to Hoagland this morning on a special business trip. Mrs, Peter Krauskopf returned to Fort Wayne this morning from a visit with friends in the city. Alex Robinson, of Bluffton, visited with friends in our city yesterday and returned to his home last night. Mrs. M. S. Venis returned to her home at Hoagland this morning from a visit with relatives in the city. Mr. and Mrs. William Haag returned this morning from an overSunday visit with friends at Berne. Mrs. Sweetland, of Huntington, returned to her home this morning after visiting over Sunday with Mrs. W. H. Lindsley. Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Babcock deturned from Berne this morning, where they spent Sunday with friends and relatives. Mrs. Gilbert Jack, of Wilmerding, Pa., has arrived in the city to be the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 0. N. Snellen over Christmas. The Fort Wayne and Springfield railway company did a thriving business yesterday all day as many people traveled to and from Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mason, of Bluffton, returned to their home last evening from a viait over Sunday with friends and relatives in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Reed, of Huntington were guests at the home of the latter's mother, Mrs. M. Fullenkamp yesterday and have returned to their home. Mrs. Erman Mentzler and children Walter and Frances, of Bluffton, returned to their home last night from an over-Sunday visit with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Peters. Word has reached the city announcing the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Andrews, of El Reno. Okla., are the parents of a baby boy that made its arrival recently. Dr Charles Preston Foreman, of Winona Lake, who is engaged in delivering a series of sermons in our city was unable to be here yesterday on account of being in the city o Indianapolis, assisting in a fight against the saloons for the anti-saloon league.

Asa Engle made a business trip to Berne this afternoon. Ed Philips left this afternoon for Ohio on a business trip. Jesse Sutton went to Geneva this afternoon on a business trip. Sheriff Eli Meyer made a business trip to Berne this afternoon. Henry Lankenau went to Geneva this afternoon to look after business interests. D. Sillig returned to his home at Portland this afternoon from a business trip to the city, L. D. Dunbar, of Linn Grove, was a legal caller in our city today and has returned to bis home. F. W. Studler returned to his home at Linn Grove this afternoon after transacting business in the city. W. D. Cross and children, Josephine and David, returned to Geneva this afternoon from a visit in the city. Homer Holtkamp has returned to his home at New Knoxville, Ohio, after making a visit with W. H. Fledderjohann. J. A. Hendricks, of Monroe, came to the city to look after business interests. Miss Lillie Haag, of Bluffton, was the guest of the Misses Bessie and Bertha Drummond yesterday and returned to her home last night.

Dr. C. B. Wilcox delivered another powerful sermon last night with his theme centering on the words “Christ the Refuge.” and his discourse was well received by all. The new sign recently made by Med Miller now adorns a high and lofty place across the highway in front of the new premium store. The sign is a dandy and shows much progressiveness. The people who are taking advantage of the big furniture sale at the Myers, Presdorf & Moses furniture store are getting rare bargains, it will pay the people who are thinking of buying furniture to give them a call. On the twenty-second day of this month, Dr. Charles Preston Foreman will deliver a Christmas sermon at the Presbyterian church. Dr. Foreman has an interesting poem of his own composition which he will read at that time. Marshal Bohnke is walking about our streets today resplendent in a brand new suit of blue clothes, which adorn his figure in handsome style. Marshal Bohnke is certainly endeavoring to keep up to date in dress, which reflects much credit upon him as chief. According to a statement in one of the Huntington papers the county superinendent of that county is at a loss to know where teachers for next year will be secured. Under the new state law no pupil can become a teacher unless he is a graduate of a commissioned or credited high school or college. The law, however, does not effect persons who are teaching. Before a crowd of several hundred people, gathered in front of the window of the Thoma & Son furniture j store last evening the King piano do- ' nated to the Elks lodge by Mr. King and offered as a prize of that lodge to all holders of tickets for the Fall Festival, was raffled off and City Engineer Lon Batson, holder of ticket No. ' 57, was the lucky man. —Bluffton Banner. Chris Amstutz got into a squabble last Saturday night over the results of the recent election. He made some remarks about one of the winning candidates that did not sound good to two bystanders and they proceeded to throw him down and took a big revolver from his pocket. Amstutz was arrested this morning and fined $9.30 for carrying a concealed weapon. Messrs. Schmuck & Miller, who have conducted a moving picture show in the building occupied by the Palace bowling alleys, started today to move their parapharnalia to the Romberg building, just north of the Niblick store. These gentlemen have attracted large crowds to their theater by putIng on the very best of films and as soon as they can equip their new quarters they will continue same.

Victor A. Schultz, six years ago a Marion letter carrier, who murdered his wif.e a former Huntington county girl, has written from Michigan City to Grant county authorities in the interest of his release from the prison at Michigan City. He has asked the sheriff in that county to intercede for his parole. The murder was one of the worst ever committed in Marion and that Schultz should receive mercy Is not at all probable. Citizens of Goshen and Elkhart county have raised 115,000 and ernect to increase the amount to $20,000 for the purpose of re-establishing the county fair which went down and out in 1893. The Lesh farm has been purchased near Goshen and the track on it will be used. New build, ings will be erected and a fair of large proportions will be given next fSI Shares of stock in the enterprise were sold for SSO each.

Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Croy, of Ohio City, spent Sunday in the city with Mrs. D. B. Reckard, of south Fifth street. Attorney Albert Brunson, of Briant was a business caller in our city today and returned to his home this afternoon. Theodore Kuck, of St. Marys, Ohio, returned to his home this afternoon after making a visit with friends in the city. J. C. Augsberger, of Berne, was a business caller in our city this morning amj returned to his home this afternoon, The following letters remain uncalled for at the postoffice: Mrs. Otis Stephens, Miss Edith Payton, Mrs. E. McCunney. Ed S. Moses left today for Warsaw where he wil lattend to business matters pertaining to the interest of Moses & Ernsberger. Mrs. Bart France left for Chicago today being called there owing to the serious illness of her sister, Miss Lillian Weatherby. Little Katherine Croy, of Ohio City, passed through here Sunday enroute to South Whitley, where she will remain with relatives a few weeks.

A new show will be given at the Pictorium which will prove more than satisfactory. Mr. Stonebumer is making an effort to give nothing but the best of show's and he is from all appearances succeeding; TO TEXAS —If you want facts about a cheap trip to Texas immediately after the holidays, of if you want to invest in the fastest growing country on earth call on or write Dan N. Erwin, Decatur, Ind. 296-30 t All those who have been assigned parts in the the coming Elks minstrel are requested to be present this evening at the lodge room for rehearsal. It is essential that all rehearsals must go. Wake up and be present. WANTED —To exchange for your dollar a choice lot of coarse anthracite coal. Feeds down in stove perfectly when a portion of coal is broken at @56.50 per ton while it lasts. Tricker & Merica, Phone 543, Res. 311. 296-4 t Joe Baker, the veteran laborer, is walking about the streets with the aid es a cane the result of suffering a strain from a fall received Saturday afternoon. He is unable to do anything and is forced to content himself by sitting around. The new premium store that had its formal opening Saturday is one of the prettiest stores in Decatur. Mr. Moser has spared no expense in ar'ranging this place of business and has made a regular fairyland out of 'the same. The store is filled with beautiful presents and consists of some of the best stuff on the market, it would certainly pay you to step in and look the store over.

"When tired out, go home. When you want consolation, go home. When you want fun, go home. When you want to show others that you have reformed, go home and let your family get acquainted with the fact. When you want to show yourself at your best go home and do the act there. When you feel like being extra liberal go home and practice on your wife and children first. When you want to shine with extra brilliancy go home and light up the whole household.” A letter has been received here from A. D. Carr, a former Ossian man and a member of Bluffton lodge No. 796, B. P. O. Elks, telling of his serious condition in consequence of injuries in a traction wreck in Pennsylvania. He was so badly injured that he will be unable to help himself for months. He brought suit for damages against the company, but was given judgment of only about $750, half of which went to his attorneys and his expenses more than took the other half. He is now in Chicago.— Bluffton News. Once on a time a woman at Christmas made up her mind to be sensible and give her friends only useful presents. She found it a much harder task than if she had bought a lot of thoughtless things and distributed them haphazard, for she had to study the peculiarities of each friend and try to remember the one thing lacking that would make her happy. But by putting on her thinking cap and sitting up at night she at last congratulated herself that she had succeeded. But lo and behold' When her friends received the presents they were furious.

The six young men selected bv Fred N. Hunt to go to Korea, and enter the employ of the Oriental Go’d Mining company, left Saturday morning at 7:30 a. m. for Chicago, Vancouver and Kobe, Japan. They were in charge of Fred F. Johnson, who will attend to the financial part of the journey. Mr. Hunt expected to accompany them as far as Chicago, but placed the management of the trip with Mr. Johnson. A number of people expected to be at the depot to see them off at noon, but a change of orders sent them out earlier than was anticipated.—Columbia City Post.

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TH’" PICTORIUM tonight Troublesome Neighbors. Song—“ Yankee B<<.” Get a free ticket on the sewing machine. All shows now being put on are new and have never been shown any place before. J. B. STONEBURNER. Prop BANK STATEMENT. Report of the condition of the Firs. National Bank, at Decatur, in the state of Indiana, at the close of business. December 3, 1907. Resources. Loans and Discounts....! 391,517.16 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 8,213.12 U. S. bonds to secure circulation Premiums on U. S. Bonds 500.00 Bonds, securties, etc 33.962.00 Banking house, furniture, and fixtures 4,000.00 Due from national banks (not reserve agents) .. 31,918.47 Due fjom approved m serve agents 37,021.54 Checks and other cash items 1,451.29 Notes of other national banks osu.ou Fractional paper currency nickles and cents — • 206.77 Lawful money reserve in bank, viz: Species 28,105.70 Le n g oVes teDd . er .. 12,000.00 40,105.70 Redemption fund with U. S. treasurer (5 per cent of circulation) 1 - 550 00 Total» 581,826.05 Liabilities. Capital Stock paid in Surplus fund 20,000.00 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid. 3,034.52 National bank notes outstanding 31,000.00 Dut to state banks and bankers ...$45,213.03 Individual deposits subject to check. 127.237.27 Demand certificates of deposit ... 255,341.23 427.791.53 Tota l $ 581,826.05 State of Indiana, County of Adams. ss: L C. A. Dugan, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the beet of my knowledge and belief. 7 C. A. DUGAN, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this sth day of December, 1907. EARL B. ADAMS. Notary Public My commission expires Sept. 20, 1908. CORRECT—Attest: DANIEL SPRANG DYONIS SCHMITT, M. F. RICE, Directors.

I What is a Better XMAS PRESENT Than a < $ I GOOD PHOTOGRAPH THE HOLIDAY prices are now on at the Sautbine Studio, above the Nachtrieb drug store. All I ask is for ’ you to call and investigate 2 my work and prices. ) ) ) — — — : R. L. SAUTBINE, The Uptown Photographer The Packard Music House of Decatur Is a salesroom, selling direct from the Packard factory at Ft. Wayne, to the consumer. We are in position to sell you a better piano or organ for less money than the small dealer who buys one or two instruments at a time. Besides the instrument you buy of us, has the Packard factory back of it, and your banker will tell you that no better guarantee is needed, because the Packard factory has been tuning out satisfactory instruments for nearly half a century, and hardly any neighborhood can be found but that the Packard Music House has a number of pleased customers, all of whom will recommend the Packard instruments. L. F. ALEXANDER, AGENT. North side of thefDecatur Public Library Decatur led